Employment Program Intern

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The Employment Program Intern assists the Employment Specialist, English Language Teachers, and Workforce Manager in whatever tasks they may need assistance with daily. The goal is to help clients become financially self-sufficient as soon as possible after arrival.

• Research potential employers and develop strategies for initiating contact.
• Research and identify job openings, arrange interviews, and negotiate placements.
• Based on client intake and CSP, screen clients to best match with available jobs.
• Escort client on interviews, complete necessary paperwork, and provide all necessary supportive services to facilitate job placement.
• Assist clients with transportation to and from their place of work and home.
• Complete online applications and forms necessary for the employment process.
• Take clients to purchase clothes and shoes needed for employment.
• Maintain detailed, timely, and accurate case notes of all job referrals for clients. Report monthly to supervisor all client referrals and placements.
• Work closely with Employment Counselors and Employment ELT Instructors.
• Assist the ELT program with extra tutoring or class time assistance.

To apply for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter, naming the internship(s) you’re interested in, and your available dates to Jan Douglas, jdouglas@refugeeone.org. Internships at RefugeeOne are unpaid, but students may obtain college credit. We ask that these interns work 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. Start and end dates are flexible.

RefugeeOne, located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, has a national reputation for its success in assisting refugees fleeing war and persecution as they build new lives.

With the help of more than 1,000 volunteers, RefugeeOne walks alongside refugees as they take their first steps on the road to self-reliance: we greet new arrivals at O’Hare Airport, furnish their first apartments, help them learn English, and connect them to their first jobs. However, we recognize that job skills aren’t the only component to success in the United States, which is why we provide mental health care, after-school programming, and community-building services as well. Our ultimate goal is to help refugee families become self-reliant in as little as 6-12 months.